Welfare Reform Bill Notice of Withdrawal of Amendments tabled on 5 February 2015 for Consideration Stage

The following amendments tabled by Mr Michael Copeland and Mr Robin Swann on 10 April 2013 have now been withdrawn:

Clause 4, Page 3, Line 5

At end insert -

‘(8) Regulations shall provide, in circumstances where one member of a couple does not accept a claimant commitment within a prescribed period, for the claim to proceed as a claim by the other member of the couple, as a single person.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 16, Page 7, Line 41

At end insert -

‘(5A) Any person carrying out an assessment under subsection (5), must take account of relevant medical evidence.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 69, Page 56, Line 31

At end insert -

‘(6) Regulations shall specify circumstances in which the number of bedrooms is to be disregarded for the purposes of determining AMHB and shall address in particular—

(a) requirements associated with the care of a child who has a disability;

(b) the needs of any member of the household who is in receipt of PIP;

(c) the duties of a claimant registered as a foster carer; and

(d) the accommodation of a member of the household serving in the armed forces.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 69, Page 56, Line 31

At end insert -

‘(7) Until 1st July 2016, regulations made under subsection (4) or (5) relating to the calculation of AMHB based on consideration of the number of bedrooms in the claimant’s residence, shall not apply to tenancy agreements made before this section comes into operation.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 69, Page 56, Line 32

Leave out from 172(2) to the end of line 34 and insert -

‘172 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Assembly control of regulations and orders)—

(b) after subsection (4A), insert “(4AA) Regulations under section 129A (4) and (5) shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.”.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 79, Page 60, Line 27

At end insert -

‘(2A) Any person determining a question mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), must take account of relevant medical evidence.’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 99, Page 68, Line 23

Leave out from ‘whichever’ to the end of line 24 and insert -

‘each person based on their respective entitlement as calculated under section 8, unless the claimants jointly elect that payment be made to one of them, or’

Mr Michael CopelandMr Robin Swann

Clause 99, Page 68, Line 26

At end insert -

‘(2C) The first regulations under subsection (2B) shall be made within 3 months of that subsection coming into operation.’